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Valley Metro has navigated the ongoing workforce shortage, COVID-19 pandemic, and other issues during a time when it changed leadership. In March 2022, Jessica Mefford-Miller was named CEO of the agency and has now openly stated where she sees Valley Metro going from here.
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During Robert Puentes' tenure, Eno expanded its work across all modes of transportation policy and practice, launched new professional development programs, and provided leadership and education through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Although his departure date as president and CEO is set for September 2024, Pantuso explains there is too much to do to start “counting down the days,” including continuing to help operators get back on their feet post-COVID and preparing for his final Marketplace, which will be held in Nashville.
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L.A. Metro’s monthly bus and rail ridership is now at nearly 80% of its 2019 pre-pandemic level.
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This year’s allocation is the largest that has ever been dispensed partly because of disruptions in the supply chain caused by COVID-19. The federal funding will support track repair, rail upgrades, bridge work, and construction of new rail lines and facilities.
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The conference makes its return to Orlando after a successful show in 2021 that occurred just as the restrictions of COVID relaxed.
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In 2022, PRT announced COVID-19 vaccination requirements to promote the health and safety of its workforce.
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Although the COVID pandemic had a real impact on one of the nation’s most heavily used public transportation services per capita, TheBus continues to charge ahead on plans to go zero emissions through a partnership with GILLIG.
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Three years after its onset, the state of emergency around the COVID-19 pandemic has officially been lifted by the World Health Organization. In the months leading up to this declaration, commuter culture had already started to see a resurgence
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Violence against New York City bus and subway workers is up 29% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Los Angeles, assaults on bus and train drivers have risen 24% since 2021. And in Minneapolis, crime on public transportation is up 66% in the first quarter of 2023 alone.
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